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Saturday, January 17, 2015

Review: Hyperbole and a Half

Hyperbole and a Halfby Allie BroshSynopsisThis is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative--like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it--but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book:

PicturesWordsStories about things that happened to meStories about things that happened to other people because of meEight billion dollars*Stories about dogsThe secret to eternal happiness*

*These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!ReviewThis was a funny book. It really truly was. It had me giggling and at some points flat out loud-laughing to no one. The drawings are so simple, but the expressions fit so well with the overall story going on around it. It's a great book for those memories of bad moments growing up. Or weird moments. Basically, if you're weird, you're gonna like this book. I have to be honest, however. The book lost me toward the end of the book which is a shame because I think that's where the author was the most serious in the whole book. But the change in pace...it lost me. VerdictBorrow it, read it, laugh. Move on.